Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Shelia’s smile froze. “Why?”

“Mr. Nichols is taking his wife tonight, so it wouldn’t be convenient for you to attend.”

Shelia forced a smile. “Oh, so he’s taking his wife. That’s great. I didn’t want to go anyway.”

“That’s good.”

Shelia held her phone and bit her lip.

Her roommates exchanged glances.

“Shelia, did your boyfriend stand you up?”

“I heard this event is international. Didn’t your boyfriend organize it to introduce you to some foreign entrepreneurs?”

Facing their skeptical looks, Shelia managed a weak smile. “He has an important client to accompany. I

shouldn’t disturb him.”

Shelia glanced at the dress in her hands, her expression dimming.

‘Juan never likes Debra. Why did he suddenly….

She tightened her grip on the dress.

She had looked forward to tonight’s event for so long. She couldn’t just give up.

As the night fell, Juan had a splendid black dress sent to Debra.

He had been waiting downstairs for a while when he saw Debra descending the stairs.

Though he had seen Deby

surprise.

in a burgundy dress the other day, seeing her in this outfit still took Juan by

He hadn’t realized how beautiful Debra could be.

ready,” Debra said,

have my

the door to

black dress, Joe was

in this dress, better than

Juan glanced at him.

his mistake and quickly shut

“It’s okay.”

and she

Chapter 5

Joe and muttered, “You

but dared

he got for being too

Juan helped Debra

around them cast admiring glances

lady with Mr.

to be

and Mrs. Nichols together before.

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Juan took Debra’s hand.

her hand, but with so many people around,

many faces she

a high–level international event, the people here were all top

had studied finance to impress Juan, but it never paid

shattered glass grabbed

broke a vase of roses,

from? Get

“Hold on.”

picking up the roses from the ground.

rare.

the guests. Let me have him

manager.

it’s broken, just ask him to prepare a new one,” Debra said. “These roses were brought by Mr. Houston for everyone’s enjoyment.

manager waved off the

lowering his voice. “I didn’t

shrugged. “Just trying to please Mr.

Shelia stepped out of a taxi in a black

them and tried to enter the

and stopped her “Miss, do

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